Knee dislocation with ipsilateral femoral shaft fracture: A report of five cases

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 205-210

  Giannoudis, Peter V ^a,b   Roberts, Craig S ^a,b   Parikh, Amit R ^a,b   Agarwal, S ^a,b   Hadjikouti Dyer, Christina ^a,b   Macdonald, David A ^a,b  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Femur fracture; Knee dislocation; Ligament reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BRACE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FEMALE; FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; KNEE DISLOCATION; KNEE SURGERY; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; REOPERATION; SCORING SYSTEM; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; KNEE DISLOCATION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD;

EID: 16244422371     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-200503000-00010     Document Type: Article

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